New: Civic Engagement and Political Leadership among Women

2013 marks the 50^th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, and CIRCLE has been taking stock of women in public life. That women are missing from political leadership is obvious, but why?  After all, women lead men in most indicators of civic engagement, including volunteering and voting. We examined interest, socialization, and opportunity for girls and young women, and concluded: there’s more work (and research) to be done.

• Read these findings in a new Fact Sheet, “Civic Engagement and Political Leadership among Women – A Call for Solutions.”
• Read this blog post summarizing CIRCLE Lead Researcher Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg’s speech at a White House conference on girls’ leadership and civic education in May.
• Use this Prezi presentation as a foundation for discussion and action-planning in your organization, school, college or university.
• Join us for “Created Equal: Women in Public Life,” a plenary conversation at our annual conference, Frontiers of Democracy: Innovations in Civic Practice, Theory, and Education (July 18-20, 2013).

CIRCLE Youth Turnout Differs Greatly by Gender, Race & Ethnicity and State

With the release of the Census Current Population Survey (CPS) 2012 November Supplement data, CIRCLE took another look at youth turnout in the last election. We had to revise our turnout estimate down, but we also found relatively high turnout among women and African Americans and lots of other details. The results can be found in these products:

• CIRCLE Fact Sheet “The Youth Vote in 2012,“ which breaks down the youth vote by age, race, gender, educational attainment, state and more.
• Use our interactive map on our homepage to find out about 2012 youth voter turnout and historical data in your state.
• Detailed analysis on Young Women and Men in the 2012 Election.